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Topic: Merletto, another Harrtil????? (Read 1420 times)

I'm only posting this because all of the Bavarian Harrtil examples I've seen, which are not a lot have been devoid of colour and the bowl shown below does have a very Italian looking feel to it and is also thicker than the Harrtil pieces I've had before, so opinions please.

I love the quality of these pieces and this one was incorrectly listed under Murano and I managed to pick it up quite cheaply. When you think what the Seguso merletto pieces make these are still remarkably good value.Paul

As Czech glass gets more collectable items like these bowls will prove to be a good investment.

Glad you got it cheaply as with the right attributions they can sell for up to £30+ on eBay.

Think of the work to get that intricate internal netting effect, then the coloured streaks, which do seem rarer as most Harrtil I see is clear glass

This was cutting edge in the 1950s. The Studio Year Book for 1956 shows a Harrtil vase saying it was designed by Milos Pulpitel, the vases and technique probably warranted an article in one of the magazines of that year.

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Think of the work to get that intricate internal netting effect, then the coloured streaks, which do seem rarer as most Harrtil I see is clear glass

Adam,

The fibres in Harrtil are woven glass -fibre, rather than individually created works. Heat, pulling, teasing apart of individual pieces of glass, gives a multitude of possibilities, which the five designers I told you about, envisaged, as a source of massive potential for innovative design. I recently saw, (last couple of days) a piece described as Harrtil, which was not, too regimented, none of the fibre patterns I recognise as Czech, and therefore merletto....no additional colours...

Be aware though, that not all Czech Harrtil has a flint background. I have a stunning large exemplar, in an orange/rose. I suspect Smrckova for Chribska, but despite repeated enquiries in three languages, over two years, never once have I had a response, or confirmation.

Lovely items, a joy to visualise how they were made, and whatever, they will be worth, should be collected for beauty's sake rather than value.

As always an inspiration, the glass fibre fuses in such an amazing way it feels so intrinsic to the glass object

Your coloured glass (non flint) Harrtil sounds fantastic, maybe it will be up for viewing on your website in the near future.

You are especially right about appreciating the beauty of many post war Czech items. I do think it is a compliment in a way when they stand side by side price wise with their contemporaries - it is about time.